Hair-singeing device.



E. BGCCHINO.

HAIR SINGEING DEVICE.

APPLICATION man DEC. 30. IsIs.

Patented May 8. 1917.

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'UNTLD STATES PATEl-tllll EFlCE,

ERNEST BOCCHINO, 0F PASSI-HC, NE/V JERSEY, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO WALTER BROUILLIER, OF HALE-DON, NEW JERSEY.

-LAIRSINGEING DEVICE.

ieesfioa Application filed December 30, 1916.

acters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention relates, generally, to improvements in barbers and hair-dressers implements; and the invention has reference, more particularly, to a novel construction of implement adapted to be used for singeing the hair.

The invention has for its principal object to provide a simple and easily manipulated device for gathering up and holding the hair, and then applying a flame to the ends thereof to singe or burn off the saine, at the same time adequately protecting the head and the main body of the hair against the heat of the flame employed.

Other objects of the present invention, not at this time more particularly enumerated, will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the sanie.

With the various objects of the present invention in view, the same consists, primarily, in the novel construction of hair-singeing implement hereinafter set forth; and the invention consists, furthermore, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construct-ion of the saine, all of which will be hereinafter more fully described, and then finally embodied in the appended claimsa The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which p- Figure 1 is a side view of the novel hairsingeing implement made according to and embodying the principles of my present invention.

Fig. 2 is a top edge view of the same.

Fig. 8 is a transverse section through the same, taken on line 3 8 in said Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow x.

Eign i is another transverse section Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1917.

serial No. 139,849.

through the same, taken on line 4-4 in said Fig. 1, also looking in the direction of the arrow Similar characters of reference are einployed in all vof the hereinabove described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the said drawings, they reference character 1 indicate-s the complete novel hair-singeing implement, made according to and embodying the principles of my present invention, the saine comprising a main body o r face-plate 2 which is doubled upon itself longitudinally to provide a clamp plate 3, and an intermediate longitudinally extending receiving socket 4.-.

Extending longitudinally respectively from one end of said face plate and said clamp plate are arm pieces 5, which are olfset toward each other to register the same together face to face. Said arm-pieces 5 terminate in shank-pieces 6 0f slightly reduced width, the saine also being registered together face to face. Engaged over said shank-pieces 6, and secured thereto by transverse pins 7, or in any other desirable manner, is a handle-member 8, which may be made of any suitable material, but which is preferably made of some material which is a poor conductor of heat.

rlfhe said receiving socket L is adapted to receive and retain a hair-comb 9, the back of which is inserted therein, so that said comb may be engaged by said clamp-plate 3 and pressed thereby against the inner side of said face-plate 2. As thus arranged the comb is positioned so that its teeth project upward, and so that the free ends 10 of said teeth extend, for a slight distance, above the upper edge of said face-plate 2.

The reference character 11 indicates a movable guard plate, which is preferably pivoted to one end of said face plate 2, and which is so arranged as to open 0r close relative to the upper edge 2 of said face plate, with which said guard plate is alined and with which its lower edge 1l coperates. To this end said guard plate is provided with an off-set perforate ear or lug 12, which is journaled upon a fulcrum stud 13 secured to and extending outwardly from the outer face of said face-plate 2, adjacent to the inner end of the latter. Also secured to the pivoted end of said guard plate, so as to project laterally therefrom, is a linger piece 14,

order to retain said guard plate in closed position, and to return the same to such closed position, relative to said upper edge 2 of said face plate 2, I provide an actuating spring 15, preferably in the form of a coil spring arranged about said fulcrum stud 1-3, so that one arm 15 of said spring engages said nger-piece 111, and the other arm 15 of the same engages the arm pieces 5. Since the tendency of said spring arms 15 and 15 is to separate under the influence of the tension of said spring 15, it will be apparent that when the finger piece 14 has been released, after the same has beenpressed down by the operator to swing upwardly into open position said guard plate 11, the tension of the'spring will move said guard plate downwardly into closed relation with the upper edge 2 of said face plate 2. The fulcrum stud 18 is provided with a head portion 16 to retain said spring 15 thereon.

Secured upon the outer face of said face plate 2, so as to extend longitudinally thereof, for substantially its entire length, is an off set guide bar or rail 17. Mounted on said guide-bar or rail 17 is a slide-piece 18, suitably constructed to embrace said guide-bar or rail. Said slide-piece 18 1s provided with a pair of upwardly and inwardly curved fingers 19, which serve to embrace and retain upon said slide-piece 18 a longitudinally disposed tubular burnermember 20, provided with a longitudinal line of burner openings 21. As thus supported by said fingers 19 upon said slidepiece 18, said burner member 20 is capable of rotary movement or oscillation about its longitudinal axis, which permits the burner openings 21 to be so positioned as to properly direct the flame issuing therefrom toward the hair which extends over the upper edge 2l of the face-plate 2, as will be more fully described hereafter. Connected with said burner member 20, so as to communicate therewith is an inlet pipe 22, preferably formed to curve downwardly therefrom. Mounted exteriorly on said inlet pipe 22 is a finger-piece 23, which may be made of any material, but preferably of a material which is a poor conductor of heat. The free end 211 of said inlet pipe 22 provides a point of attachment for a fiexible hose 25, or other conduit means, for conveying a combustible medium into said burner member 20.

In using the device, the detail construction of which is above described, the same is grasped by the handle-member 8, and the finger-piece 141 is pressed downwardly to swing upward and into open position said guard plate 11, thus exposing the free ends 10 of the teeth of the comb. The comb teeth thus exposed are then run through the hair to gather up the strands thereof with said teeth, until the tips of the hair so gathered up extend over the upper edge- 2 of the face plate 2, whereupon the guard plate is released, so that the spring 15 will move the same downward into closed position (as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1), thus clamping the tips of the hair between the lower edge 11 of said guard plate and the upper edge 2 of said face plate. As thus positioned and held the tips of the hair are exposed on the outer side of said face plate and said guard plate, while the latter parts cover and protect the main body of the hair and the head of the person. nited, so that small jets of flame issue from its burner openings 21, the finger piece 28 is grasped, and the burner member is rotated toward the face plate 2 to direct the flames against the exposed tips of hair, and at the same time the burner member 20,

riding on the slide-piece 18, is moved back and forth on the guide bar or rail 17, to

rIhe burner member 2() being ig-` carry the flame in contact withthe entire longitudinal extent of said exposed hair tips. In this manner the hair tips may be singed and burnt off to the proper degree desired, and at the same time the head and the main body of the hair is protected from t-he singeing flame by the intervention of said face-plate 2 and guard plate 11. The novel singeing implement thus provided renders the operation of hair singeing both quick, safe and agreeable, and at the same time enables the operator to singe the hair tips uniformly and evenly, without danger of encroaching upon or injuring the main body of the hair.

I am aware that some changes lmay be made in the general arrangements and combinations of the devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction of the same, without departing from the scope of my present invention as defined in the claims appended hereto. Hence, I do not limit my invention to the exact arrange* ments and combinations of the various devices and parts as set forth in the foregoing specification, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of said parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

I claim 1. In a device of the kind described, a face-plate, means for securing a comb on the rear of said face-plate so that the free ends of its teeth project above said faceplate, a handle portion connected with said face-plate, a movable guard-plate adapted to coperate with the upper edge of said face-plate to clamp the tips of hair gathered by said comb and distributed over the edge of said face-plate, and a burner member movably associated with the outer face of said face-plate.

2. In a device of the kind described, a face-plate, means for securing` a comb on the rear of said face-plate so that the free ends of its teeth project above said face-plate, a handle portion connected With said faceplate, a movable guard-plate adapted to cooperate With the upper edge of said faceplate to clamp the tips of hair gathered by said comb and distributed over the edge of said face-plate, a longitudinal extending guide rail secured on the exterior surface of said face-plate, a slide-piece mounted on said guide-rail, a. burner member, and means for supporting said burner member upon said slide-piece.

'3. ln a device of the kind described, a face-plate means for securing a comb on the rear of said face-plate so that the free ends of its teeth project above said faceplate, a vhandle portion connected With said face-plate, a movable guard-plate adapted to cooperate With the upper edge of said face-plate to clamp the tips of hair gathered by said comb and distributed over the edge of said face-plate, a longitudinally extending guide rail secured on the exterior surface of said face-plate, a slide-piece mounted on said guide rail, a burner member, and cmbracing lingers connected with said slidepiece adapted to embrace and hold said burner member free to oscillate thereon, but adapted to move longitudinally with said slide-piece.

4. In a device of the kind described, a face-plate, means for securing a comb on the rear of said face-plate so that the free ends of its teeth project above said faceplate, a handle portion connected With said face-plate, a movable guard-plate adapted to cooperate With the upper edge of said face-plate to clamp the tips of hair gathered by said comb and distributed over the edge of said face-plate, a longitudinally extending guide rail secured on the exterior surface of said face-plate, aslide-piece mounted on said guide rail, a burner member, embracing iingers connected with said slide-piece adapted to embrace and hold said burner member free to oscillate thereon, but adapted to move longitudinally with said slide-piece, an inlet pipe connected With said burner member, and a linger-piece on said inlet pipe for the purposes described.

5. In a device of the kind described, a face-plate, means for securing a comb on the rear of said face-plate so that the free ends of its teeth project above said face-plate, a handle portion connected with one end of said face-plate, a movable guard-plate adapted to coperate with the upper edge of said face-plate to clamp the tips of hair gathered by said comb and distributed over said upper edge of said face-plate, means for pivoting the end of said guard plate to the inner end of said face-plate, spring means for -moving said guard-plate to opera-tive position, and a finger-piece on said guard-plate for manipulating the same.

6. In a device of the kind described, a face-plate, means for securing a comb on the rear of said face-plate so that the free ends of its teeth project above said face-plate, a handle portion connected with one end of said face-plate, a movable guardplate adapted to cooperate with the upper edge of said face-plate to clamp the tips of hair gathered by said comb and distributed over said upper edge of said face-plate, means for pivoting the end of said guard plate to the inner end of said face-plate, spring means for moving said guard-plate to operative position, a linger-piece on said guard-plate for manipulating the same, and a burner member movably associated ith the outer face of said face-plate. 35

7. In a device of the kind described, a face-plate, means for securing a comb on the rear of said face-plate so that the free ends of its teeth project above said faceplate, a handle portion connected With one endof said face-plate, a movable guardplate adapted to cooperate with the upper edge of said face-plate to clamp the tips of hair gathered by said comb and distributed over said upper edge of said face-plate, means for pivoting the end of said guard plate to the inner end of said face-plate, spring' means for moving said guard-plate to operative position, a finger-piece on said guard-plate for manipulating the same, a le@ longitudinally extending guide rail secured on the exterior surface of said face-plate, a slide-piece mounted on said guide-rail, a burner member, and means for supporting said burner member upon said slide-piece.

8. In a device of the kind described, a face-plate, means for securing` a comb on the rear of said face-plate so that the free ends of its teeth project above said faceplate, handle portion connected With one il@ end of said face-plate, a movable guardplate adapted to cooperate With the upper edge of said face-plate to clamp the tips of hair gathered by said comb and distributed over said upper edge of said face-plate, H5 means for pivoting the end of said guard plate to the inner end of said face-plate, spring means for moving said guard-plate to operative position, a finger-piece on said guard-plate for manipulating the same, a 12@ longitudinally extending guide rail secured on the'exterior surface of said face-plate, a' sli dcpiece mounted on said guide rail, a burner member, and embracing fingers connected with said slide-piece adapted to embrace 125 and hold said burner member free to oscillate thereon, but adapted to move longitudinally with said slide-piece.

9. In a device of the kind described. a

' face-plate, means for securing a comb on the 33@ rear of said face-plate so that the free ends of its teeth project above said face-plate, a handle portion connected With one end of said face plate, a movable guard -plate adapted to eoperate with the upper edge of said face-plate to clamp the tips of hair gathered by said comb and distributed over said upper edge of said face-plate, means for pivoting the end of said guard plate to the inner end of said face-plate, spring means for moving said guard-plate to operative position, a finger-piece on said guard-plate for manipulating the same, a longitudinally extending guide rail secured on the exterior surface of said face-plate, a slide-piece mounted on said guiderail, a

Copies of this patent may be obtained for burner member, embracing lingers connected with said slide-piece adapted to embrace and hold said burner member free to oseillate thereon, but adapted to move longitudinally with said slide-piece, an inlet pipe connected With said burner-member, and aA .ERNEST BOCCHINO.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, FREDK. H. W. FRAENTZEL.

five cents each, 'by addressing the Commissioner o! Patents, Washington, D. C. 

